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Inflammatory Response Flashcards

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What are the cells of the non specific response?

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Phagocytic cells

Non phagocytic cells

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What are the 4 non specific innate defenses?

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Structural barriers
White blood cells
Antimicrobial proteins
Inflammatory response

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What characterises the non specific response?

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Innate
Against anything foreign
Always the same

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What are two examples of non specific response?

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Inflammatory response

Acute phase response

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What are the signs of acute inflammation?

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Redness
Heat
Swelling
Pain

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What does acute inflammation involve?

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Dilation of small blood vessels
Increased blood flow
Increased permeability
Cell recruitment and migration

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What are the mediators of the immune response?

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Vasoactive amines
Arachidonic acid metabolites
Complement and other systems
Cytokines

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What is the complement system?

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A series of proteins in plasma

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How can the complement system be activated?

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Classical pathway

Alternate pathway

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What are the products of the complement system?

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Opsonins
Anaphylatoxins
Chemotactic factors
Attack complexes

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What are the functions of cytokines?

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Chemo taxis

Cellular proliferation

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What are the stages of cell recruitment?

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Margination
Adhesion
Migration
Chemotaxis
Phagocytosis
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What is the acute phase response?

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A whole body response to infection

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What does the acute phase response cause?

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Increased number of neutrophils

greater production of acute phase proteins

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What is an immunogen?

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Stimulates a specific immune response

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What is an antigen?

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Combines with the products of an immune response

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What is a epitope?

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The part of the immunogen recognised by a small lymphocyte to which an antibody binds

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What happens when a small lymphocyte binds to the epitope?

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The cell undergoes clonal expansion

18
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What are the two types of small lymphocytes?

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B and T lymphocytes

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